DC by Foot - Walking Tour Company

DC by Foot - Walking Tour Company Washington DC’s highest rated walking tour. Schedule a tour today: http://www.dcbyfoot.com/
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DC by Foot is pleased to present top rated walking tours of Washington, DC. These interesting and informative tours will take you from the National Mall to Arlington Cemetery to the White House and beyond. It's the capital of the United States of America and a testament to the history and politics of a nation. Washington, DC will be sure to surprise and inspire you, and on every step of the way, o

ur expert guides - part professors, part performers - will show you why. Always interesting, always intimate, we make history fun for everyone!

05/29/2026

It's back. 🎠

The Smithsonian carousel is spinning again on the National Mall after a three-year restoration, and we had to take it for a spin.

This carousel's wooden horses started life at Gwynn Oak Amusement Park outside Baltimore, where activists spent years fighting to desegregate the park. On August 28, 1963, the same day Dr. King gave his "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial, an 11-month-old named Sharon Langley became the first Black child to ride at Gwynn Oak after the gates finally opened to everyone. A restored horse now carries her name alongside images of civil rights leaders.

In 1967, Smithsonian Secretary S. Dillon Ripley installed a carousel in front of the Arts and Industries Building as part of an effort to make the Mall more welcoming to all visitors. It became a permanent fixture that same year. In 1981, the Gwynn Oak carousel was moved here to Washington. A lot of history packed into one ride.

After three years of restoration work to repair the structure, replace the platform, and upgrade the electrical systems, it's officially back and better than ever.

Open daily 10am to 5pm. Tickets are $6 per rider. Cash and card accepted at the booth.

We rode it twice (highly recommend the sea dragon!)

05/28/2026

On Thursday evenings at the Old Post Office Pavilion, you can listen to Washington Ringing Society practice on the 10 bells inside the clock tower.

It makes the walk to our Lincoln Assassination tour on such a lovely evening that much more enjoyable…

05/25/2026

This Memorial Day, we remember those who gave the ultimate sacrifice.

In our team of DC tour guides; we have parents, grandparents and childhood friends buried at Arlington Cemetery. We have uncles and neighborhood legends listed on the Vietnam Wall. We have friends we’ve met on honor flights honored at WWII and Korean Memorials.

We get to share their stories and those of military icons and the stories of the heroes that were everyday men and women you may not otherwise have heard about.

I always think about the Disney movie CoCo - how we keep the memory alive of so many people we don’t know personally. They gave their lives; the least we can do is keep their memory alive. It’s one of the reason our tours don’t just include the famous names.

Thank you to all those we remember on Memorial Day. And thank you to our tour guests for being interested in hearing their stories so we can keep telling them.

05/22/2026

Most people don't know you need tickets to get to the top of the Washington Monument. And most people visiting DC don't get them in time.

Our National Mall tour includes those tickets.

Take a guided walking tour through the memorials: Lincoln, Veitnam, Korean, MLK, WWII, view of the White House and then your guide hands you tickets to the top of the Washington Monument that we arranged for our guests!

Book online at www.dcbyfoot.com

We are so honored to share that DC by Foot has been named Best Educational Tour Provider in Washington, D.C. for 2026 by...
05/21/2026

We are so honored to share that DC by Foot has been named Best Educational Tour Provider in Washington, D.C. for 2026 by the Evergreen Awards! 🏆

This recognition means so much because education has always been at the heart of what we do. History is not something that lives only in textbooks. It lives on street corners, in front of buildings, and in the stories of the people who shaped this city.

Our EducaTours by Foot program at https://educatoursbyfoot.com brings that philosophy to life for school groups, homeschool families, field trips, and lifelong learners. If you have a group that is ready to experience Washington the way it deserves to be experienced, we would love to hear from you.

Washington has always been a city of secrets.From Civil War drawing rooms to Cold War safe houses, DC has been home to s...
05/20/2026

Washington has always been a city of secrets.

From Civil War drawing rooms to Cold War safe houses, DC has been home to some of the most remarkable spies in American history. Rose O'Neal Greenhow charmed Union generals at her dinner table and passed their secrets to the Confederacy.

Aldrich Ames sat in a CIA office in Rosslyn and sold out an entire generation of US assets. James Angleton spent twenty years hunting a mole and may have been fed disinformation the whole time.

Join DC by Foot and Hard Rock Cafe on May 22 at 7pm for an evening of espionage, history, and whiskey. We're telling the stories Washington tried to bury, paired with a whiskey tasting to make the secrets go down smooth.

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Meet Bob. When he was born, FDR was serving his first year as president. We spent the day showing this Korean War vetera...
05/05/2026

Meet Bob. When he was born, FDR was serving his first year as president. We spent the day showing this Korean War veteran and his family around Arlington National Cemetery and the memorials, including the Korean War Vererans Memorial.

Sharing history with someone who experienced so much of it is the best part of this job.

05/04/2026

Never know what we’ll find on a tour! Like the filming in front of the Jefferson Memorial!

Join a tour you must.
05/04/2026

Join a tour you must.

Attention DC history lovers at the conference today! We have a trivia question waiting for you at our table at the Histo...
05/01/2026

Attention DC history lovers at the conference today! We have a trivia question waiting for you at our table at the History Network, and if you answer it correctly, you could win two free tickets to our Ghosts of Georgetown tour. Rules and how to enter are at our table!

Need a hint? Check out the next slide.

Come find us and take your shot! 👻

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